In that respect, may I just suggest this, if you carry the argument to its logical extreme and you were to say, 'Well, the more the Federal Government spends the better,' we might as well go whole hog and have the Federal Government do everything - and that's the worst kind of government that we could have.
Speech by the Vice President Before the United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners, Hotel Morrison, Chicago, IL
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We are continuing to make substantial progress in furthering the goals of this program.
This legislation exceeds my budgetary recommendations by such a large amount--some $540 million--that it presents a clear and distinct threat to our fight against inflation and cannot be accepted.
I do hereby proclaim October 29, 1974, as National Student Government Day.
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